humanize

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To make human

   To make human; to give or cause to have the fundamental properties of a human.

   • VVas it the buſineſs of magic to humanize our natures with compaſſion, forgiveneſs, and all the inſtances of the moſt extenſive charity?
2. 2

   To make sympathetic or relatable.

   • I think they would try to humanize the worst villains in history out of their fear that the audience might not like the central character.
   • The Oscar-winning film The Iron Lady humanised Thatcher.
3. 3

   To convert into something human or belonging to humans.

   • to humanize vaccine lymph
   • humanized monoclonal antibodies
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   1. 4

      To make humane.

      • In China, as in India, Buddhism humanized the government and the people. It was a Chinese Emperor, Ming-Ti (a.d. 58-76), converted to Buddhism that abolished the penalty of death.
      • And consequently he humanized the company. He instituted excellent employee benefits.
      • Some leftists believed that Cardenas humanized the government and harmonized its workings with the needs of the common people at the same time that peasant and worker activists placed demands on the political system.
   2. 5

      To become humane or civilized.

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